Winged football helmet

In 1935, while head coach at Princeton University, Crisler ordered stock helmets bearing leather wings out of the Spalding catalog.

He had the leather panels painted in contrasting orange and black colors, believing the design to have practical advantages on the field.

[2] In 1938, Crisler became head football coach and athletic director at the University of Michigan, where he added maize and blue coloring to the stock design.

Other athletic teams from the University of Michigan have incorporated the design into their headgear, including ice and field hockey, baseball, softball, lacrosse, rowing and swimming.

[2] In 1996, the Connecticut Coyotes of the Arena Football League wore red, white, and blue winged helmets,.

[9][10] The Frankford Yellow Jackets wore the winged helmet in 1931 before the franchise folded due to the Great Depression.